Coca-Cola Schools T20 Challenge, South Africa’s premier schools cricket
tournament, has kicked off and will once again be casting a spotlight on the
best up and coming, young cricket talent in South Africa. This year, Coca-Cola
South Africa, in partnership with Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Proteas
batsman, Temba Bavuma, will be on the lookout for outstanding young players to
be part of the Coca-Cola T20 All-Star Team.
The new addition to the tournament is aimed at spreading the talent
search net wider and will see tournament ambassador, Temba Bavuma, and a team
of cricket experts, attend all 6 of the Coca-Cola Schools T20 Challenge
franchise finals in search of outstanding players in the teams that do not
qualify for the national finals.
This team will comprise 12 players, 2 from each franchise final and will
play in a curtain-raiser match against a CSA Development Hub team during the
Coca-Cola Schools T20 Challenge National Finals.
“I’m very excited to join Coca-Cola on this journey of searching for
some of South Africa’s excelling youth cricketers,” commented Bavuma. “I’m
incredibly proud to be associated with the Coca-Cola Schools T20 Challenge and
as a player, I believe that this is a great platform for young cricketers to
showcase their skills and gain valuable experience. I look forward to seeing
all the talent that will be unearthed this year,” added the Standard Bank
Proteas batsman.
The Coca-Cola Schools T20 Challenge is fast becoming synonymous with
showcasing the best, up and coming in South African cricket talent. Since its
inception, the tournament has seen Proteas superstars, Quinton de Kock, Andile
Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, and Lungi Ngidi, as well as recently appointed
Proteas ODI captain Aiden Markram.
Michelle Cloete, Marketing Manager, Coca-Cola South Africa said,
“Coca-Cola has been a proud sponsor of the Coca-Cola Schools T20 Challenge for
the past five years. The tournament is where heroes are made, and this year we
look forward to taking it to the next level by unearthing the future cricket
heroes through our All-Star team search that will be led by Proteas superstar
Temba Bavuma. Good luck to all the players taking part in this year’s
tournament, may it be the start of a long, fruitful career in cricket.”
“Coca-Cola are one of our longest-serving
sponsors and we treasure the partnership we have had with them for a very long
period of time,” commented CSA Acting Chief Executive Thabang Moroe. “The
Coca-Cola T20 Schools Tournament can be regarded as our version of the FA Cup
as it potentially gives every school the chance to compete first for
provincial, then franchise and finally national honours.
“I am very excited about the
All-Star initiative and the fact that some of our Hubs players will get the
chance to play on a major stage,” concluded Mr. Moroe.
The three-day national finals will take place at the University of
Pretoria Cricket Oval from 16-18 March, and will see the six franchise winners,
as well as two of the best schools out of CSA’s Focus Schools programme, battle
it out to be named the 2018 Coca-Cola Schools T20 Challenge champions.
To engage with the tournament online, search #WhereHeroesAreMade on
Twitter or visit @CocaCola_ZA and @OfficialCSA
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Media Contact
Shawn Belluigi
Email:
shawn@intunecom.co.za
About The Coca-Cola Company
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